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'''Eve''' is the second [[planet]] from [[Kerbol]], and only available in versions 0.17 and higher. It is purple in appearance. It has one small asteroid moon called [[Gilly]]. | '''Eve''' is the second [[planet]] from [[Kerbol]], and only available in versions 0.17 and higher. It is purple in appearance. It has one small asteroid moon called [[Gilly]]. | ||
− | Eve is the closest planet to Kerbin and | + | Eve is the closest planet to Kerbin and the easiest to reach, requiring the least Delta-V of any planet. Having a similar size to Kerbin gives it a large gravity well and a thick atmospheric composition makes landings easier. |
Revision as of 15:08, 21 September 2012
Eve is the second planet from Kerbol, and only available in versions 0.17 and higher. It is purple in appearance. It has one small asteroid moon called Gilly.
Eve is the closest planet to Kerbin and the easiest to reach, requiring the least Delta-V of any planet. Having a similar size to Kerbin gives it a large gravity well and a thick atmospheric composition makes landings easier.
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Characteristics
- Equatorial Radius: 700 km
- Mass: 1.224E+23 kg
- Density: 85221 kg/m³
- Surface Gravity: 16.671305 m/s^2 or 1.7g
- Gravitational parameter: ... km³/s²
- Escape velocity from surface: ... m/s
- Sidereal Rotation Period: 22.5 hours; Rotation: ... degrees per hour, or ... m/s at the equator
- Solar Day: ... hours, or ... hours, ... seconds.
- Axial Tilt/Obliquity: 0.025° with respect to its orbital plane, 0° with respect to the ecliptic.(?)
- Synchronous Orbit altitude: ... km; Stationary Orbit velocity: ... m/s
Orbital Characteristics
- Semi-Major Axis: 7440000 km or ~0.04973332819 Astronomical Units (A.U.)
- Velocity: ... m/s
- Argument of Periapsis: ...°
- Mean Anomaly at Epoch UT = ...
- Orbital Period: ... hours, or ... Earth days
- Sphere of influence: 85,109 km
Topography
Eve has large oceans of an unknown composition and large, flat continents with a few mountain peaks, and a large crater in the western hemisphere.
Atmosphere
The atmosphere begins at about 100 KM.
Natural Satellites
Eve's only natural satellite is the tiny asteroid Gilly which has been captured long ago.